Pre-University Scholars
For immediate high school graduates — Form 4 leavers, Grade 12 leavers, and Year 11 graduates. The months between finishing school and joining university are the most wasted in a young person's life. We turn that gap into your strongest launchpad: learn real STEM skills, explore careers honestly, and complete an apprenticeship before you ever pick a degree.A bridge program — runs February to August, part-time.
Don't waste the gap year
After KCSE, there are roughly eight to nine months before university actually opens its doors. Most students spend them idle. Pre-University Scholars fills that window with purpose — so you arrive at campus already ahead, with a portfolio, real-world experience, and a clear-eyed decision about what to study.
Too many Kenyan students pick a degree blind and switch or drop out. Our Explore phase is built to prevent exactly that.
How a cohort runs
Three phases across the post-KCSE gap. You finish with a project, a placement, and a plan.
Learn
Foundations in coding (Python), AI literacy, robotics and hardware, and the durable skills universities assume you already have — research, communication, and financial literacy.
Explore
Career exposure before you commit. Industry talks, campus visits, "a week in the life" sessions across engineering, data, health, and design — plus an honest guide to choosing a university course you won't regret.
Apprentice
A real placement with a partner organisation, our Innovation Wing, or as a junior coach inside our STEM Academy and WRO programs. You leave with a capstone project, a reference, and a recommendation letter.
What every scholar leaves with
A portfolio project
A real capstone you built — proof of skill, not just a certificate.
An apprenticeship
Hands-on experience with a partner organisation or our own programs.
A recommendation letter
A reference for university, scholarships, or first jobs.
A confident decision
Clarity on the university course that actually fits you.
Just finished high school?
The current cohort is full or already under way, so applications are closed for now. We open the next intake ahead of each February start — write to programs@stemimpactcenterkenya.org and we will tell you the moment it opens.